The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-12-02

Over 600 people attended the baptism at
Lake Eola Sunday afternoon.
South Lake Weir shipped 1000 boxes of
lemons, which Melted So box.
Arrangements have been perfected for the
establishment of a first-claSS abstract office
in Dade City.
The military challenge of the Ocala Rifles
has been accepted by the Gainesville Guards
for four of the best drilled men.
An elegant watch, chain and charm have
been presented to DR.. Kilmer, of Orlando,
by the citizens for his heroic services in
attending Tampa's yellow fever sufferers.
A report was current at Orlando Tuesday
that robbery had been committed in
saloon at kissimmee on Tuesday night, the
victim being man who had just disposed
of some cattle for $780,
The Alachua Baptist Association was in
session at Leesburg Nov. %, rs, and 81.
Twenty-Five churches were represented
The reports from the different churches in
dictate that they all are in flourishing con-
dition.
The Governor has made the following APP
pontments: c. w. Jacocks, County Treas
urer, and f. D. Griffin, Justice of the Peace
for Orange county; John Finlayson, w. H.
Wright, F. B. Taylor, James S. Denham
| and car A. Sloan, County Commissioners
of jefferson county.
Monday night nearly every dwelling on
Palatka Heights was Illuminated, and the
new high school building was almost ablaze
with light, the occasion for all this lavish
| display being an entertainment celebrating
in a measure the completion of the elegant
and commodious school building.
At Gainesville, Tuesday, Mat Kyle,
| colored boy in the employ of Mrs NJ C..
| Bell, was arrested charged with theft from
her store. He has been carrying on his
| stealing for year or more. Suspicion of
| him caused his arrest, and he made con-
fession. He was placed in Jail to await
preliminary trial.
| Rev. Mr.. Helm, a Presbyterian evangel
| ist, has been carrying on protracted meet
ing at Leesburg for the past two weeks. In
quiet way he haSaccomplished great good
| for the church at that point, and it is pre-
dicted that as result, the church, which
has not had pastor for several months,
will be furnished with one.
| Bishop Weed, of the Episcopal church
| arrived at Daytona on Saturday night and
| left Tuesday morning. He was the guest of
Dr. Herdman at Sunnysde. After the
| morning service he cVnSccrated St Mary's
Episcopal church, the p.ettiest little church,
he says, in his diocese. After evening ser
vice eleven young people were confirmed
| A lady in Pensacola, temporarily deprived
| of the services of a nurse, has adopted a
novel mode of keeping baby out of mischief
and in content at the same time Placing
all of his playthings in large washtub, she
puts the little fellow in with them, and
there he plays, unable to get out, and per-
fectly happy until he gets sleepy or hungry
The father calls the boy 'Diogenes"
A small hand satchel containing S14 in
money was left in the ladies' waiting room
of the South Florida depot at Orlando on
| Monday last. IL was the property of u
| young lady who was on her way to the bed.
side of her dying mother, and contained all
the money she possessed. Whoever found
| this satchel should return it at once to the
| operator at the depot, who will forward it
| to the owner.
Capt Pitts, from Lake KiSsimmee, was
in Orlando Tuesday, and had number of
eagle claws from couple Of eagles which
he had killed, the largest bird measuring
ten feet from tip to tip Of wings. The claws
measured nearly three inches in length
Capt. Pitts reports that the butchers from
! st. Augustine and other points on the coast
are thick on the SILVER az johnson range,
and are making extensive purchases of beef
cattle which, he says, are in excellent condi-
| ton.
AT Tallahassee the railroad commission
| is at work constantly i'll their rooms in the
basement of the capitol. They are always
ready and willing to hear complaints from
| any one Interested IN the matters over which
| the board has jurisdiction Several petit
tons for re-hearing of arguments in favor
of an advancement of fixed rates have been
| filed, but the decisions of the board so far
have been against advancementS and in ia
vor of the rates published to 90 into effect
on Dec. /.
Two attempts at robbery have been made
at DeLeon Springs within the last week,
Que of which was successful. 1t is reported
that the saloon in that place was broken
into last Friday night, the robbers securing
half barrel Of whisky. Tuesday night
three men attempted TO enter M. Venners
store. Mr.. Venner sleeps in the store and
! was awakened before an entrance was eff